DNA Of Relationship

I am choosing the book, The DNA of Relationships, because as a Christ follower, we are meant to come together, as a community, to worship and love of Lord. However, if aspects of healthy relationships are not present, the outcome of the environment will be detrimental to the relationships built with one another, and even possibly God. We each, as individuals, are unique in or capabilities and attributes; therefore, we are meant to be in community with one another in order to combine and form a new “body.” Each person is a puzzle piece of a great puzzle that, when put together, can form a person more adequate to what God desires of us to become. It is important to understand this because otherwise we have the inclination to judge others based on their differing opinions. Once we can bypass the initial impulse to disagree, we are able to attempt to see their point of view. No one is right or wrong, we all just have different world views and by listening to others, ours may be transformed to become more Christ like.
Since coming to Grace, I have come to understand more effectively how to think about the issue of immigration and refugees. Originally, I had believed it would be better to just keep the US closed off to ensure no harm, or at least no additional harm, would come to us. Part of the reason I believed this way
With all of the police prejudice, as well as others, toward African Americans, it forces you to stop and think of why these acts are happening in the first place. And we as Christ followers are needed to help those who are judged and attempt to understand how they feel. Until we do this, there will be no true relationship because it will seem as though we do not care as we should. We need to see these occurrences as if they were happening to ourselves, or even a member of our family, in order to understand the extreme of